Cefn Bryn

Cefn Bryn
Gastineau, Henry G., 1791-1876, artist. Lacey, Samuel, fl. 1818-1857, engraver. · Public domain

Cefn Bryn is an ancient ridge in Britain [1]. It is a 5-mile-long Old Red Sandstone ridge in south Wales, in the heart of the Gower Peninsula [1]. Just north of the ridge summit of Cefn Bryn, there is a Neolithic burial ground, known as "Arthur's Stone" [1]. Beneath the bracken on the hill over sixty cairns have been discovered [1]. Most of these are likely to be no more than collections of stones cleared by local farmers; but just north-west of Arthur's Stone three prominent cairns have been excavated that prove their ancient role - the largest being Great Cairn, a circular heap of stones above a central grave [1].

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TypeCairn
Period3000 - 1500 BC
CountryWales
Coordinates51.5801° N, 4.1404° W

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